NHL Players Association Won't Reopen Collective Bargaining Agreement

It's All Star Weekend in the NHL, with the league's All Star Game slated to be played before a capacity crowd in Montreal tomorrow night. Montreal fans made sure that they would have a rooting interest in what is traditionally one of professional sport's least realistic all star games by stuffing the ballot box and electing four Canadiens to the East's starting lineup.

The Players Association did their part to kick the weekend off with good feelings by announcing that the NHLPA's executive board had unanimously voted not to re-open the collective bargaining agreement, thus ensuring that it will remain in effect through 2011. The NHLPA had a one time option to re-open the agreement in September, 2009. The players have the option of extending the collective bargaining agreement for one additional year. The players had understandable concerns about re-opening the agreement in the midst of this economy with at least two teams, the Coyotes and Predators, in financial difficulties.

Pittsburgh GunnyMajor Leaguer

289 days ago

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Overall a wise move by the NHLPA I would say. As far as the Coyotes and Preds go, I think at least one of those two teams may go to southern Ontario if a certain Blackberry man gets his way.

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DeutscherRed-Shirting

284 days ago

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As long as Bettman unsuccessfully runs the NHL into the ground, Bastille will never own a team that operates on Canadian soil. The desert experiment is his pointless legacy and he will prop up those 'yotes with league money for as long as the Governors will allow him to keep his job.

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SpartyVarsity

286 days ago

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This is why you don't want to bungle your labor CBA's... The NHLPA should be ashamed of themselves.

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